LiveNov 5, 2026, 12:10:42 ISTChawri Bazar building collapse LIVE: The incident was reported at 9:50am from Gali Sitara, near the Chawri Bazaar Metro station.4 Mins agoWere asleep when we heard a crashing sound, says eyewitness6 Mins agoNDRF carries out search and rescue ops6 Mins ago2 dead, 1 injured in incident16 Mins agoThree-storey under-construction building collapses in Old Delhi marketChawri Bazar building collapse: At least six fire units, including water tenders and rescue vehicles, were reportedly rushed to the scene.Chawri Bazar building collapse LIVE: Two people died, and one other was injured after a three-storey under-construction building collapsed in Old Delhi's Chawri Bazar on Thursday morning. Additionally, several people were reportedly feared trapped.
The incident was reported at 9:50am from Gali Sitara, near the Chawri Bazar Metro station. At least six fire units, including water tenders and rescue vehicles, were rushed to the scene, PTI reported, quoting officials....Read MoreThe incident comes amid the peak festive season rush, with Diwali just around the corner.
Wholesale markets such as Chandni Chowk, Chawri Bazar and Lajpat Nagar see massive footfall of shoppers during this time. Meanwhile, a more than 160-year-old Town Hall -- a Grade-I protected heritage building owned by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) -- also collapsed in Chandni Chowk, HT reported on Wednesday.
In the incident, the facade, first floor, roof, walls of the main entrance porch and the clock mounted above it were left collapsed. Last month, three people, including two children, were killed after a five-storey residential building collapsed in the capital's Seemapuri area.
Follow all the updates here:Nov 5, 2026, 12:08:54 ISTChawri Bazar building collapse LIVE: Were asleep when we heard a crashing sound, says eyewitnessChawri Bazar building collapse LIVE: An eyewitness, identified as Mohd Nayeem, told news agency ANI that he was asleep when a crashing sound was heard. He said his family thought that their own house was collapsing.Nayeem also said that injured labourers at the site stated that about three or four people were in the building at the time of the incident."This happened around 9:00 or 9:30.
We were asleep when we heard a crashing sound. We all got up and rushed outside.
We thought our own house was collapsing. When we checked, we realized it was the house being built next door.
Three or four lintels had already been cast, and they all collapsed at once. One of the injured laborers said there were about three or four people there.
We saw a body being taken out. This building was under construction for the last 3-4 months," he told ANI.Nov 5, 2026, 12:06:08 ISTChawri Bazar building collapse LIVE: NDRF carries out search and rescue opsChawri Bazar building collapse LIVE: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is carrying out search and rescue operations at the building collapse site in Chawri Bazar.Nov 5, 2026, 12:06:02 ISTChawri Bazar building collapse LIVE: 2 dead, 1 injured in incidentChawri Bazar building collapse LIVE: Two people died and one other was injured after a three-storey under-construction building collapsed in Old Delhi's Chawri Bazar.
Nov 5, 2026, 11:56:46 ISTChawri Bazar building collapse LIVE: Three-storey under-construction building collapses in Old Delhi marketChawri Bazar building collapse LIVE: A three-storey under-construction building collapsed in Old Delhi's Chawri Bazar on Thursday morning. Several people are also reportedly feared trapped.The incident was reported at 9:50am from Gali Sitara, near the Chawri Bazar Metro station.At least six fire units, including water tenders and rescue vehicles, were rushed to the scene, PTI reported, quoting officials.Home India news Chawri Bazar building collapse LIVE: 2 dead, 1 injured; witness says ‘woke up to crashing sound’